Review: Digital Environment Painting

| Reviews, Training | 26/10/2011 11:03am Digital Env Painting-Raphael Lacoste_Cover

Art director Raphael Lacoste shares his matte painting techniques in this DVD for the Gnomon Workshop

Review: Learning 3DS Max 2012

| Reviews, Training | 12/09/2011 15:33pm Learning-3DS-Max-2012-thumb

New training from Infinite Skills teaches you the tools you will need to become proficient in Max 2012

Review: Learning Maya 2012

| Reviews, Training | 16/08/2011 12:30pm Infinite-Skills-Learning-Maya-2012-2011 copy

Get to grips with the latest version of Maya with this comprehensive Infinite Skills training DVD by Lee Lainer

Training review: Learn Cinema4D Dynamics

| Reviews, Training | 27/04/2011 14:22pm learncinema4d-thumb

Tim Clapham of Luxx has drawn his vast motion graphics experience to deliver this masterclass in C4D dynamics

Training review: Creating gaming weapons in Cinema 4D & ZBrush 4

| Reviews, Training | 09/03/2011 11:03am Sword1

Read our review of the new Digital-Tutors training set for creating realistic weapons in games using Cinema 4D and ZBrush

Review: Autodesk 3ds Max 2011 – CAT, Slate, Viewport Canvas, Rendering and More

| Features, Reviews, Training | 19/10/2010 11:45am 3dsmax2011_dvd_front_thumb

3D artist, Chris Ollis, takes a look at Michael McCarthy’s introductory-level training videos for 3ds Max 2011

Training review: Nuke Object Removal Techniques

| Reviews, Training | 23/04/2010 11:32am tut_cmivfx_nuke_object_removal_techniques

cmiVFX’s Nuke Object Removal Techniques online course takes you through cutting-edge techniques for removing unwanted elements from a moving shot

DVD review: Cloth Beyond the Character

| Reviews, Training | 19/04/2010 15:18pm CBC_DVD

Cloth Beyond the Character is another downloadable DVD from Joe Gunn, which as the title suggests, shows what can be achieved with 3ds Max’s Cloth Modifier other than the obvious dressing of CG actors

DVD review: Rigging for FX

| Reviews, Training | 05/03/2010 09:00am dvd_review_rigging_for_fx

Rigging for FX is another of Joe Gunn’s downloadable DVD tutorials. Here he’s covering ground which he clearly has a passion for and knows a lot about. Through a series of proven work examples he demonstrates extensive use of MAXScript, Controllers, Dynamics and Attributes. Reviewed by Chris Ollis

DVD review: Mental Ray Studio Car Rendering

| Reviews, Training | 03/03/2010 09:00am dvd_review_mental_ray_studi

Mental Ray Studio Car Rendering is another of Joe Gunn’s 3ds Max-based downloadable training DVDs. In this one he shows you how to build a simple photographic studio set, set up mental ray Shaders and adjust the many parameters for rendering a car in the high gloss format seen in many a magazine, and in this case was published in Exposé. Reviewed by Chris Ollis

DVD review: Hair 3ds Max… out of the box

| Reviews, Training | 01/03/2010 12:19pm hairoutofthebox

Joe Gunn shows us around 3ds Max’s Hair salon with the aid of some custom scripts and a curling brush. Reviewed by Chris Ollis

Book review: Professional MEL Solutions for Production

| Reviews, Training | 30/07/2009 14:55pm review_professional_mel_thu

Kevin Mannens’ and Ed Caspersen’s guide to production heavy MEL scripting is something else says Gary Noden.